<p>Gender: F
Location: Los Angeles
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Public, Competitive, Affluent
I attend my high school through an inter-district permit ( other I would be going to the more run-down public high school).
I am a first-generation college student. My parents are Vietnamese immigrants, and their combined total income <$40,000. So I had been looking for schools that have great financial aid/are need-blind/are looking for some socioeconomic diversity.</p>
<p>Academics:GPA - Unweighted: 3.70
GPA - Weighted: 3.96
Class Rank: top 25%
Class Size: 273
Courseload was rigorous..My senior year classes include Honors English, AP Art, AP Government, AP French Language, AP Calculus BC, and Economics. </p>
<p>Scores:
SAT Superscored: 2140 ( I retook it this October, so I'm awaiting my updated scores)
SAT I Math: 730
SAT I Critical Reading: 670
SAT I Writing: 740
SAT II U.S. History: 770
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 730
APs: USH(4), English Lang (4), Physics B (3)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars + Leadership:</p>
<p>Art (birth-12)- finally became serious about it after CMU's pre-college, but I've been working very diligently on my portfolio, and yesterday, the admissions guy from Parsons really liked it</p>
<p>Amnesty International (9-12)- President, Secretary, Historian
Literary Arts Publication (11-12)- Editor-in-Chief
Service Club (10-12)- Events Coordinator, Publicity
Sophomore Class Advisory Board- Elected Socialchairperson
National Art Honor Society (10-12)
Mock Trial Courtroom Artist (12)- I draw people talking and arguing.
Boys & Girls Club (12, weekly) - I teach children arts & crafts.
Kidspace Museum (10-11, seasonal)- I babysit children.
Compton Food/Clothing Drive (9, one-time thing)- I went along with Amnesty (as the only non-cabinet member) to Compton, CA to distribute clothing and food to underprivileged people. </p>
<p>Honors and Awards:
AP Scholar
National Merit Commended (209)
AMC 12- First Place in Section (11)
I'm finally trying out for art awards like Scholastics and Reflections. I'll update more on that later.</p>
<p>Other:
Carnegie Mellon University Summer Programs for Diversity Art 2008 - full-scholarship for 6-weeks program at CMU..it's like pre-college, but free.</p>
<p>Colleges of Interest:
If I had to rank in order of preference...</p>
<p>Washington University in St. Louis
Wesleyan University
Carnegie Mellon University
Vassar College
Skidmore College
Grinnell
Whitman
UCLA
Maryland Institute College of Art (though you can't evaluate me on this..)
UC Santa Barbara
UC Irvine</p>
<p>My possible majors ( am planning on double-majoring) are Studio Art and sociology/history/urban studies</p>
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